Is it necessary for vaccines to be kept at 4-8 degree Celsius? What happens if it is 10 degrees Celsius?

Question

i am living overseas...and some vaccines were imported for me by a company that imports vaccines. So they were imported well. But now my problem is finding a clinic to administer them. I am storing the vaccines in my refrigerator and trying to keep them at a temperature of about 4-8 Celsius. But sometimes the temperature gets above 8 Celsius. What happens to vaccines when they aren't stored at the optimal temperature? do they become dangerous?

Answer 1

They have just lost their potency.  They are not any more dangerous than they normally are.http://www2a.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/shtoolk...

However, I would advise you not use them now because with loss of potency, they have lost their benefits but still have the risks that they normally do.

I am curious which vaccines they are, and what country you are in?